JN.1 and other new coronavirus strains: Three things to know
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has continued to mutate and spread. Yale experts tell you what you need to know. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - December 21, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Steady rise in number of Covid-19 cases: Government not considering travel curbs, mask mandates for now
While public health experts say that Covid-19 cases will increase in winters, they, however, stressed that there is no need to get another vaccine shot as the potential to cause severe illness from the latest variant of coronavirus is less than the previous variants. "Our best information is that the current Coronavirus vaccines, even those based on the ancestral strain such as those administered in India, should continue to work on JN.1. The disease severity associated with the sub variant JN.1 is expected to be comparable to the other circulating variants, not worse," said Gautam Menon, professor of physics and biology a...
Source: The Economic Times - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Violence against frontline healthcare workers in India: a growing menace in COVID-19 times - Rizvi S, Sharma N, Velayudhan A, Mangal DK.
Our study aimed to understand the role of situational factors in instigating people to perform violence against frontline healthcare workers during the coronavirus disease outbreak in India. We performed a thematic analysis of secondary data, collected fro... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
San Jose tech building topples into default as office market struggles
SAN JOSE — A big San Jose tech building has toppled into a loan default, a financial setback that underscores the widening economic ailments that confront the Bay Area office market in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The office building at 10 West Tasman Drive is now delinquent on its…#sanjose #bayarea #santaclaracounty #copialending #doolee #joonkim #westtasman #northfirststreet #nt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
States trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire
Some states that stockpiled millions of masks and other personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic are now throwing the items away (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
States are trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire
Some states that stockpiled millions of masks and other personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic are now throwing the items away (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
'Repeated infections of Covid certainly not good for health'
Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (Insacog), the network of laboratories set up to monitor genomic variations of the coronavirus, also decided to hold a meeting on Wednesday after the minister's meeting. It was earlier supposed to be held on Friday. "We will discuss the current status of Covid in the country, review of sewage surveillance and the hospital network," said an Insacog member. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - December 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lawyer apologises for saying Michelle Mone was not linked to PPE firm
A lawyer who represented Michelle Mone has offered an “unqualified apology” for incorrectly claiming she was not connected to a firm that received PPE contracts worth £200m during the coronavirus pandemic. Two other lawyers who acted for the former Conservative peer, telling the media she was not…#michellemone #ppe #conservative #ppemedpro #guardian #dougbarrowman #tory #mone #jonathancoad #houseoflords (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
We spent a year talking to lonely people. Here ’s what we learned
Self-reported loneliness among Americans peaked in early 2021 during the coronavirus pandemic, with 1 in 4 people saying they felt lonely “a lot of the day.” As people emerged from pandemic restrictions, things got better, but 44 million U.S. adults still report concerning levels of loneliness as…#alcoholicsanonymous #tiktok #shouzichew (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inhibition of the lysine demethylase LSD1 modulates the balance between inflammatory and antiviral responses against coronaviruses | Science Signaling
LSD1 inhibition blocks the inflammatory response to coronaviruses but spares the interferon response. (Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment)
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - December 19, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Africa: Baerbock Visits Rwanda As Africa's First mRNA Factory Opens
[DW] Germany's foreign minister says Berlin will do its utmost to support vaccine production in Africa as German pharmaceutical company BioNTech opens a vaccine factory in Rwanda. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 19, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Central Africa Coronavirus East Africa Health and Medicine Rwanda Source Type: news
Africa: mRNA Covid Vaccines Make 'Unintended Proteins' - We've Discovered How to Fix This Problem
[The Conversation Africa] mRNA, a type of genetic material that provides the instructions your cells need in order to make proteins, used to be a term mainly used by scientists. But since COVID arrived many of us are now familiar with it thanks to the mRNA-based vaccines. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 19, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Coronavirus Health and Medicine Source Type: news
Should You Worry About the Latest Wave of Bad News from Pfizer?
Earlier in the pandemic, Pfizer (PFE 1.91%) stood out as an earnings and stock-market star thanks to its leading coronavirus vaccine and treatment. But these days, those products are weighing on growth -- and pushing some investors to flee the stock. That's because, as we head toward a…#pfe #pfizer #seagen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UK parliamentarian admits lying about lucrative pandemic contracts but says she's done nothing wrong
A member of Britain’s House of Lords has acknowledged that she repeatedly lied about her links to a company that was awarded lucrative contracts to supply protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic FILE - Baroness Michelle Mone looks on ahead of the State Opening of Parliament by Queen…#houseoflords #michellemone #elizabethii #palaceofwestminster #ppemedpro #stefanrousseau #apfile #dougbarrowman #ultimo #parliament (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UK parliamentarian admits lying about lucrative pandemic contracts
A member of Britain’s House of Lords has acknowledged that she repeatedly lied about her links to a company that was awarded lucrative contracts to supply protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
